GE JKP17 Oven User Manual


 
-
~fore
Using Your Oven
1.
Look
at
the controls. Be sure you understand
4. Keep this guide handy so you
can
refer to it,
how to set them properly. Read over the directions
especially during the first weeks of using your
for the Oven Controls so you understand how to
new oven.
use them.
NOTE: You may notice
a
“burning” or “oily” smell
2. Check the inside of the oven. Look at the shelves.
the first few times you turn your oven on. This is
Take a practice run at removing and replacing them normal in a new oven and will disappear in a short
properly, to give sure, sturdy support. time. To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
3. Read over the information and tips that follow.
minimum of
3
hours. See the Operating the Self-
Cleaning Oven section.
Oven Shelves
The shelves are designed with stop-locks so that
when placed correctly on the shelf supports, they
will stop before coming completely out from the
oven, and will not tilt when removing food from
or placing food on them.
When placing cookware on
a
shelf,
pull
the shelf out
to the “stop” position. Place the cookware on the
shelf, then slide the shelf
back
into the
o~en.
This will
eliminate reaching into the hot oven.
-
remove the shelf from the oven, pull
it
forward to
stop-locks and lift the front of the shelf. Be certain
that the shelf is cool before touching it.
To
replace the shelf
in the oven, tilt the shelf up at
the front and slide the curved extension
of the shelf
under the stop-locks on the shelf supports. Then slide
the shelf all the way into the oven.
Offset Shelf
To remove the shelf,
pull it
forward to the stop-locks and lift
the front of the shelf.
To replace the shelf,
tilt the
shelf up at the front and slide
the curved extension of the shelf
under the stop-locks on the shelf
supports. Then slide the shelf all
the way into the oven.
The offset shelf provides more
cooking space between itself
and the shelf above it. This
allows more flexibility when
placing foods in the oven. See the
M–ulti-Shelf
Baking section.
offset shelf can be placed at
u,
,Y
shelf position.